This TACA Custom Auction package is for those with designs. It’s the creation of tapping the creative brain of TACA Custom Auction Gala Chair Barbara Daseke.
Barbara’s Favorite Things* (Value: $40,000)

Whether it’s having penguins do laps in her pool, hiking through the mountains of South America with husband Don Daseke or picking out the right fabrics for a client’s penthouse, Barbara Daseke lives a life that few could even imagine. Known for her white, spiked hair and never-ending smile accompanied with laughter, she’s doesn’t just make an impression. She’s a standout.
From decorating to jewelry, she just has a way of putting things together. Perhaps that’s why they tapped her for this package. It will include a shopping spree at the Allan Knight Showroom in the Design District and Carla Martinengo in The Plaza at Preston Center. (Of course, you know that Allan’s is usually only open to design professionals).
To help you on your purchase, you’ll be able to have up to 10 hours of “design consultation by Barbara Elliott Interiors. (That’s Barbara Daseke’s company, but you knew that.)
And what goes better that pretty things for the mansion than some bling. Well, Matthew Trent has provided just that with a handcrafted gold ring.
* Courtesy of Allan Knight Showroom, Carla Martinengo, Matthew Trent and Barbara Elliott Interiors